Claudio Simonetti posts photos from the set of DRACULA 3D and reveals new Casting for Harker
While Dario Argento is still trying to figure out how to work this 3D camera business, music maestro Claudio Simonetti (from the famed group Goblin) has been busy posting photos on Facebook from behind the scenes on Dracula 3D. Kidding aside, I have much respect and an endless love for the Italian director and sincerely hope that this new project lifts Argento out of the early grave he seems to be in. Dracula 3D has a talented director at its helm, and while looking through these photos, you will see an equally talented crew assisting the director on his first foray into 3D filmmaking. In the photos, which you can see after the break, you get a glimpse of Argento, Simonetti , the director of photography Luciano Tovoli (who previously worked on Suspiria and Tenebre), and Unax Ugalde (There Be Dragons), who Simonetti is saying is playing Harker! I thought Miguel Angel Silvestre is playing Harker? Hmm . . . Last minute casting change, perhaps? Anyway, enjoy the photos.
Simonetti on-set
Simonetti and director of photography Luciano Tovoli
Unax Ugalde (Harker) & Claudio Simonetti. Claudio describes him as Harker on Facebook
Dario Argento & Giulia Lolli (Simonetti’s wife)
One of the sets in Candelo, Biella
One of the sets in Candelo, Biella
As we find out more info on the possible new casting of Harker, we will let you know. I don’t know about you, but seeing Simonetti in a Thundercats t-shirt just made my day.
Michael Haffner
Somewhere between growing up on a steady diet of Saturday morning trips to the local comic-book shop, collecting an unhealthy amount of action figures, and frequent viewings of Ray Harryhausen and Hammer Horror films, came forth a nerdy boy that was torn between journalism and the arts. In high school, Michael found himself writing a movie column for the school newspaper. Yet, he went on to get a BFA in Studio Art at Webster University. When not writing about films, you can still find him discussing classic horror, collecting action figures, and reading Batman. Clearly, not much has changed.
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